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\'We trust Jesus to walk with you\': Persecuted Christians around the world pray for Manchester
'We trust Jesus to walk with you': Persecuted Christians around the world pray for Manchester

Normally, it is Christians in the West who are accustomed to being asked to pray for their persecuted brothers and sisters around the world. But now, persecuted Christians are themselves joining in prayer – for the victims of the Manchester terror attack.

Christian tennis champion Margaret Court refuses to fly Quantas because it endorses same-sex marriage
Christian tennis champion Margaret Court refuses to fly Quantas because it endorses same-sex marriage

The Australian tennis champion turned Christian pastor Margaret Court has announced she will stop using the Australian airline Quantas after it has publicly promoted same-sex marriage.

The secret to Christian unity? Maybe it\'s really simple...
The secret to Christian unity? Maybe it's really simple...

Praying together breaks down barriers. The power of the regular prayer sessions is to break down division...

Amanda Knox criticizes religion-based prison ministries, says \'God isn\'t the only way to rehabilitation\'
Amanda Knox criticizes religion-based prison ministries, says 'God isn't the only way to rehabilitation'

America's largest Christian ministry serving those in prison is speaking out after Amanda Knox, a writer who spent four years in an Italian prison before being acquitted of murder, claimed that ministries use "cult tactics" to brainwash inmates.

Church of Scotland apologises for discrimination against gay people, moves toward accepting gay marriage
Church of Scotland apologises for discrimination against gay people, moves toward accepting gay marriage

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has approved an apology to gay people for the history of discrimination they have faced in the Church.

Public school shuts down optional Bible class after complaint from just one parent
Public school shuts down optional Bible class after complaint from just one parent

A public school in Michigan canceled an off-site Bible class after a complaint from just one parent, sparking an uproar from Christian parents who have enrolled their children in the class.

Powerful Bible verses saved teenager from suicide after she regretted having abortion
Powerful Bible verses saved teenager from suicide after she regretted having abortion

Christa March was about to say goodbye to the world by slashing her wrists with a steak knife when she heard a powerful voice inside her head that instantly made her drop the knife.

Joel and Victoria Osteen receive criticism after making hand gesture some people think is sign of the devil
Joel and Victoria Osteen receive criticism after making hand gesture some people think is sign of the devil

The televangelists were pictured with their son throwing up their pinky and index fingers, a sign more often seen with rock music fans.

WATCH: Obama says he is \'heartbroken\' by Manchester attack in video with Justin Welby and Angela Merkel
WATCH: Obama says he is 'heartbroken' by Manchester attack in video with Justin Welby and Angela Merkel

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has been joined in a video message by Barack Obama and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel who expressed their sympathies for the victims of the Manchester attack.

Manchester and Mahabba: The Love Challenge
Manchester and Mahabba: The Love Challenge

Right now, we are all facing the Love Challenge: will we choose to love sacrificially when nothing makes sense and our emotions are either totally numb or screaming inside?

\'We can\'t hide behind a wall\': Obama addresses huge crowd of Protestant Christians in Germany
'We can't hide behind a wall': Obama addresses huge crowd of Protestant Christians in Germany

Barack Obama has addressed tens of thousands of Protestant Christians in Germany, defending his liberal record and saying: 'In this new world we live in, we can't isolate ourselves - we can't hide behind a wall.'

\'Good  grief\'? No: so far there\'s nothing good about it
'Good grief'? No: so far there's nothing good about it

On January 3, my wife Jill collapsed unexpectedly at home. Two days later, she was dead.

How Donald Trump's divisive Budget is provoking a Christian backlash – and affecting the poorest in the US and abroad

Criticisms of the Budget, including from faith leaders and communities in the US, are fascinating because they act as a microcosm of Trump's growing domestic problem: the question of how his reforms are affecting his own voters, including white evangelicals, on the ground in America.

Immoral sex is the problem, not pregnancy, says Christian college that banned student from graduation ceremony
Immoral sex is the problem, not pregnancy, says Christian college that banned student from graduation ceremony

The conservative Christian school which banned a pregnant student from its graduation ceremony has clarified its position, saying it was her premarital sex that was immoral.

Bulgarian Christians organise 7-hour Bible marathon to help nation \'recover Christian identity\'
Bulgarian Christians organise 7-hour Bible marathon to help nation 'recover Christian identity'

Christians in Sofia, Bulgaria undertook an impressive project yesterday: a Bible-reading marathon lasting seven hours, at the heart of the capital.

Philippines president declares martial law after Islamist militants take Christians hostage and overrun city
Philippines president declares martial law after Islamist militants take Christians hostage and overrun city

Chaos has descended on Marawi city in the Philippines as the government attempts to combat an Islamist terrorist insurgency.